Weather in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sauk Rapids, MN
Sunday, May 17 at 1:39 AM
62
°
Clear
Feels like
55°
Humidity
35%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
8:41 PM
Sauk Rapids, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
8p
59°
9p
60°
13%
10p
59°
21%
11p
59°
12a
57°
1a
57°
2a
56°
3a
55°
4a
52°
5a
51°
6a
53°
7a
58°
8a
66°
9a
71°
10a
74°
11a
77°
12p
79°
1p
81°
2p
82°
3p
83°
4p
83°
5p
81°
6p
80°
7p
Sauk Rapids, MN
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—74°48°
- SundayMay 17Rain65%62°48°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle72%57°49°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle81%48°42°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—58°38°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast17%65°42°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle13%54°48°
Sauk Rapids, MN
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Sauk Rapids, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
N
352° · veering 47°
Direction
N
352°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 9
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sauk Rapids, MN
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 1.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 82.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Sauk Rapids, MN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:11 AM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
14h 57m
Sunset
8:41 PM
Civil dusk
2:17 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sauk Rapids, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:43 AM
- Moonset
- 2:19 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Sauk Rapids, MN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Sauk Rapids at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Cool-season window is open
As of May 17, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).